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Originally Posted by sd4chiefs:
There are 10 times more galaxies in our universe than we'd estimated.
Turns out we were wrong; there aren't 200 billion galaxies in the universe.
It's more like 2 trillion.
Yes, TRILLION!
That's the latest from NASA, which announced Thursday the number of galaxies in our observable universe is 10 times higher than previously projected.
This revelation was possible, thanks to that font of discovery -- the Hubble Space Telescope.
That's 286 galaxies for every person on earth. They should start selling ownership of them. I'd pay $25 to NASA to officially own my own galaxy. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Rain Man:
That's 286 galaxies for every person on earth. They should start selling ownership of them. I'd pay $25 to NASA to officially own my own galaxy.
I think a star runs you about $25 or more. I think a galaxy would cost you a bit more. [Reply]
Originally Posted by mr. tegu:
I think a star runs you about $25 or more. I think a galaxy would cost you a bit more.
Best I could do is $8.
I got a buddy who's an expert in celestial objects and he tells me they just aren't that valuable anymore. If youda sold ten days ago, then sure I coulda given $25, but not today. [Reply]
Originally Posted by redhed:
Best I could do is $8.
I got a buddy who's an expert in celestial objects and he tells me they just aren't that valuable anymore. If youda sold ten days ago, then sure I coulda given $25, but not today.
Thing is, I gotta pay out for this galaxy, then wait around for the off chance someone's looking for just that galaxy.
'til then, it's just gathering dust on my shelves.
It's kind of a one-off, tough to resell, you understand. [Reply]
Sure, some galaxies are custom. Galaxies vary widely. But your basic spiral galaxy will work just fine for most people, is aesthetically pleasing, and with this new discovery they're going for pennies on the dollar. You simply shouldn't pay very much for a basic spiral galaxy these days. [Reply]
I really want one of those sombrero galaxies. One that's been customized with little dingle ball solar systems dangling all the way around the brim. I wonder what one of those would cost ? [Reply]
Originally Posted by stumppy:
I really want one of those sombrero galaxies. One that's been customized with little dingle ball solar systems dangling all the way around the brim. I wonder what one of those would cost ?
Those might run a little extra. I suspect that things like sombreros and horseheads are probably more in demand, while galaxies with supermassive black holes and quasars probably go pretty cheap. [Reply]
SpaceX has its own thread, but Orbital is doing stuff too. There's a launch to the ISS at 7:40 EDT (about 30 minutes from now) from Wallops Island VA. The last one didn't go so well last year (think, boom)...
I'll probably be able to see this from home!
Originally Posted by : Coverage of the Launch of the Orbital/ATK OA-5 Antares/Cygnus Mission to the ISS (Launch scheduled at 7:40 p.m. ET) Starts at 6:45p.m.)
Sadly, it's looking likely that the mission this test was designed to inform wasn't successful. The orbiter is there and is in good shape, but they lost signal to the lander and are trying to figure out what's going on.
